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MONTGOMERY—Kaneland McDole Elementary School will join schools from around the world in celebrating International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Approximately 600 McDole students will walk or roll to school along with parents and teachers. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. with children and parents walking from Simpson Avenue and Gordon Lane.…
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KANELAND—A presentation featuring the story of Rachel Joy Scott will be presented on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 6 p.m. in the Kaneland High School auditorium. Scott’s life was cut short during the Columbine High School shooting tragedy on April 20, 1999. Her shining example of kindness and compassion was not defeated that day. Come hear…
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KANELAND—To celebrate and commemorate the many accomplishments and achievements of Kaneland graduates, Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 has formed the Kaneland Hall of Fame. New Hall of Fame inductees will be honored at either an athletic contest during the 2013-14 school year or during the month of May at one of many end-of-year celebrations.…
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Photo: Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary third-grade teacher Bob Barth and ELL teacher/director Katie Henigan are co-teaching about communities and cultures in a Social Studies unit. This is a display to go along with their current teachings on Japan. Photos by Kimberly Anderson ELBURN—Alisa James now knows lots of unique cultural things about Japan. James, 8,…
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SUGAR GROVE—Bernard “Bernie” Looney, of DeKalb recently retired from a career in education that spanned more than four decades. For 14 of those years, he worked closely with Waubonsee Community College in his role as director of the Valley Education to Employment System (VALEES). For all of the ways he has strengthened the ties between…
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KANELAND—The Kaneland School Board has had a vacant seat since last month. It’s now filled. All board members present on Monday agreed to appoint Peter Lopatin to the position. Board Vice President Teresa Witt was absent from the meeting. Lopatin, a Sugar Grove resident, stood up from the audience to stand in front of the…
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KANELAND—First responders were called to Fox Valley Career Center at 9:10 a.m. on Tuesday to respond to a non-life threatening accident involving a staff member. No students were injured in the incident. “The accident involved a teacher who suffered some burns,” Kaneland Superintendent Jeff Schuler said. First responders determined that the staff member would be…
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ELBURN—Kylen Patterman is new to the University of Louisville’s rowing team, but she’s one of the most experienced rowers on the team. The 2008 Kaneland graduate rowed for three years on a club team at Grand Valley State before graduating early with a degree in anthropology—and getting snatched up by the Louisville Cardinals. “We had…
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ELBURN—A small plot of land in the back of Kaneland Harter Middle School holds the spirit of teenager Caitlyn Phillips, a student who was killed in a tragic accident earlier this year. Caity died last April while rollerskating near her home in Elburn. Unable to stop her momentum, she entered an intersection and collided with…
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KANELAND—Students who graduated from Kaneland High School in 2013 posted an ACT Composite Score of 21.5, which is the highest ever composite score for a district 302 graduating class. Analysis of individual subject area scores also reveal high marks in Math (21.5), Science (21.5), and the second-highest scores in Reading (21.5) and English (21.0). These…
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KANELAND—Three 13-year-old boys were taken into custody on Friday afternoon when police responded to a report of someone armed with a firearm and wearing body armor seen near Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School just after school let out. A school bus driver had noticed a “suspicious looking person” near the corn field near the school…
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To celebrate and commemorate the many accomplishments and achievements of Kaneland graduates, Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 has formed the Kaneland Hall of Fame. New Hall of Fame inductees will be honored at either an athletic contest during the 2013-14 school year or during the month of May at one of many end-of-year celebrations.…
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KANELAND—Kaneland High School faculty and staff invite all parents to attend the Parent Open House program on Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The purpose of the program is to provide parents with the opportunity to meet their child’s first semester teachers, and become familiar with the curriculum by following an abbreviated version…
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KANELAND—The Kaneland School Board on Monday received news regarding the Kaneland High School class of 2013’s ACT scores. This is the first year that the results showed comprehensive student data that incorporated students that received extra time to finish the test. According to Erika Schlichter, Kaneland director of Educational Services for grades 6-12, the average…
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ELBURN–Elburn Police on Friday afternoon were dispatched to Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School on a report of a “suspicious-looking individual.” A bus driver at some time near school dismissal spotted the individual in the field across the street from the school. The driver then radioed dispatch, who in turn called local police. Police officers arrived…
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KANE COUNTY—With the start of the new school year, West Physical Therapy would like to remind parents of safety needs for their child when carrying a backpack to school. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 24,000 people were treated in U. S. hospitals and doctors’ offices for backpack-related injuries in 2012, and…
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Photo: Allison Rowland, a KHS graduate and Elburn resident, threw out the first pitch at the Kane County Cougars baseball game on Aug. 8 as a way to help promote epilepsy awareness. Allison’s mom, Cindy, also does epilepsy advocacy work. Photo by Lynn Logan Kaneland grad represents epilepsy awareness at KC Cougars game ELBURN—Alli Rowland,…
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Photo: Kaneland Harter Middle School 6th-grader Mabel Cummins is one of the top junior bowlers in the Chicago area, with a 179 average and a high game of 238. She recently competed in the 12-and-under division of the United States Bowling Congress’ Youth Open Championships in Detroit, placing fifth in singles, sixth in the doubles…
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